Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-30
THE PENINSULA.

William York, colored, WAS lodged in
Georgetown Jail Saturday week, for break
ing into the store OF George Evans Of
Sellbyville and taking some goods and a
small sum OF money. He robbed the store
Of j. Z. Faucet, Georgetown, some time
ago, but hitherto had eluded capture. On
Wednesday week he made his escape from
iail by climbing upon the wall and jump
ing down on the outside. As soon as
Sheriff Purnell learned of the fact he
started in pursuit and captured him
short distance below Selbyville.
Miss Lydia Jane Joseph, aged about So
years, died on Tuesday week all alone
at her house near Messick's about three
miles from Georgetown. She seems to
have been woman of irritable tempera-
ment, and had but little intercourse with
her relatives She had little farm of
| 100 acres for which she was at one time
offered 5000, but it has grown up in
bushes, aud of late years has produced
but little. She sold third OF her land at
| % an acre to pay bill, and then decided
the remainder on condition that she was
to be cared for during life and receive q
decent burial. Susser Journal.
The kindling-wood factory of Davis Il
Moore, near the depot, at fredericksburg,
Caroline county. WAS destroyed by fire
Tuesday evening week and 4 900 Of char
i coal lying near, valued at 800 ard
owned by b. W. Barker, was also burned
The fire started in the drying room Of the
factory about p m. shortly after the
employees had stopped work, and burned
for several hours. About 300 cords were
also destroyed. The injury done to the
machinery is the main loss to the owners
OF the factory. The total loss will reach
IS 900 with 90 GOO insurance. The factory
gave employment TO about 30 men,
Laurel 6dsette.
A serious thunder shower visited Elston
Wednesday week and Mrs. Mollie Beck.
with, wife of Joseph Beckwith, was struck
by lightning and almost instantly killed.
Mira. Beekwith lived at Easton Point, and
was sitting on bench under telephone
wire and between two trees when The
lightning struck her. She received the
stroke in the breast and it ran down he
body, tearing OF her clothes and demol
! ishing her shoes entirely. Medical assist
, ance was sent for but the lady died befor
! the arrival Of the physician. Mrs. Beck
, with waa about % years old. A colore'
, man who was passing in cart was throw
} out and his horses stunned. One Of tn
: trees near which Mrs. Beckwith was sit
Q ting was also struck. Queenstown Nesot
5 Philadelphia Press special report
r thai Grant Eskridge of Bethel, went I
4 Laurel on Friday and got drunk, then re
turned home and while painting the tow
red was interrupted by one Owens, a
orler-loving citizen, who had to Civ
a Eskridge a sound drubbing before
!. became tractable. Eskridge, on bein
It released, went off threatening TO sho,
?, Owens on sight. Saturday morning Coz
:, stable Joseph T. Hastings went to ARE
y Eakridge. Eskridge resisted. and his age
y mother came to his help, with ciul
n On seeing this Hastings drew his reyo
If yer, only TO receive q blow which felle
l. him to the ground. Blow after blow vi
u rained upon him until he lay prostrat
~ EskridRe'a sister then struck the prostra
p, p constable four blows upon the back wi
. an axe. Eskridge seized the constable
revolver and sent q bullet oraahiI
through his hat, making a slight fes
i, wound. The THO then departed, leaviI
ne Hastings in an unconscious oonditio
sv He Is in q precarious condition. 90
Of stable William F. Wainwright, with
a squad Of deputies, was dispatched TO 9
10. rest the culpTits. They succeeded
Cd securing the women, but Eskridge {
o capped. A posse Is now securing .
10 surrounding country for him. ~
nj women were held in 5000 bail each (
trial.